Following in Faith: The Halfway Mark

In one month, I’ll be back in the States. That realization comes with mixed emotions. I miss family and friends but am thoroughly enjoying my time here. Time really has flown—so much has happened and there’s so much more yet to come!

This week started with celebration. The English class finished its 10-week cycle, so Mike, Allen and I brought the kids who had attended 8+ weeks to a restaurant. All 23 of them showed up in their nice clothes since going to town, especially a restaurant, is quite the treat. It was a great chance to get to connect names and faces as well as learn some more details about the lives of these precious children of God.

Kids’ Club was more difficult without a team in Armenia to help out, but it was still a lot of fun teaching the kids about Jericho and God’s ability to do everything.

Wednesday, I got to go to the river with the La Fe Kids. The women taught the short-term team how they wash clothes, and the kids loved getting their hair washed and horsing around in the water.

Thursday, I spent more time in La Fe as the team helped build a cement pathway for the community and as Keilah led the English class in the afternoon. Soccer that night was fantastic like usual.

It was a busy and trying week, but God comes through with small blessings and pick-me ups. Today was one of those blessings. We celebrated Kate’s birthday with a party on the beach. Swimming in the warm water, playing with the girls and babies from Puerta de Esperanza, and hanging out with the Troxells were great follow-ups to weekly worship! This coming week, we have no short-term teams (a very needed break after four weeks of 24/7 service). The Caroline, Keilah, Jeff, Allen and I will be heading to Copan Ruinas for a couple of days and then working hard to get the dorms ready for the coming teams.

Prayer Requests:

· Praise for a time of rest!! God knows just how much we can handle :)

· Praise for kids and the joy they bring

· Pray for safety (we interns are travelling across Honduras and the other missionaries have various trips and get-togethers planned)

· Pray that our time would be refreshing and that we would use it to refocus on the One who brought us here and will give us strength for the coming teams